Compare LGBT Rights in French Guiana & Jamaica

Equality Index ?
62 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
90 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
34 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1791
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2000
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2016
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2004
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Single only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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